White-throated Spadebill vs Yellow-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus mystaceus compared with Platyrinchus flavigularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	White-throated Spadebill	Yellow-throated Spadebill
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Passeriformes (جواثم)	Passeriformes (جواثم)
Family same	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Platyrinchus	Platyrinchus
Species	Platyrinchus mystaceus	Platyrinchus flavigularis

Evolutionary Relationship

White-throated Spadebill and Yellow-throated Spadebill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platyrinchus.

Conservation Status

White-throated Spadebill

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-throated Spadebill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	White-throated Spadebill	Yellow-throated Spadebill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

White-throated Spadebill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-throated Spadebill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-throated Spadebill

White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela